Jul. 24—CEREDO — Maddi Jeffers says she's used to customers asking "where's the owner," when she greets them at a new bait and tackle shop. The 23-year-old's response? "Right here." Breaking into a ...

Courtesy photo Creg Strock, owner of Aquatic Imitations, waits on a customer, Chuck Norris, at his shop. Since mid-March, the COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered businesses across the country. A handful ...

I used to dream I could quit my job and open a bait and tackle shop instead. Looking back, I am glad I never did it. Owning a tackle shop is darned hard work. Tackle shops are open at the crack of ...

Gary Ingles has been operating the store since 2006. Wiggly Worm Bait Supply has been selling bait and tackle to Saratoga County fishermen since 1956. But the legacy of the bait shop started even ...

Customer traffic at three bait shops near Sebastian Inlet State Park — Whitey's, Long Point and Wabasso Bait and Tackle — has been reduced to a trickle since the north jetty closed Nov. 4. Yet they're ...